UPL set to launch new technology against Asian Rust in BrazilApr. 27, 2018

In an exclusive interview with AgroPages, UPL revealed its plans of working on launching a new technology to improve efficiency to combat As...

Largest Argentine agrochemical company to double productive capacityApr. 25, 2018

Red Surcos, the largest Argentinean pesticide company, has an ambitious growth plan that includes doubling its production capacity in the co...

Corteva Agriscience prepares to launch new herbicide in BrazilApr. 25, 2018

Corteva Agriscience, agriculture division of DowDuPont, will launch during this year a new line of herbicides, XT Technology, which can elim...

Dryer weather in Southern Brazil could impact safrinha cornApr. 25, 2018

The weather last week in Brazil was wet once again in central Brazil but generally dry in southern Brazil. The forecast looks dryer for all ...

Soybean prices remain strong in BrazilApr. 24, 2018

While farmers in the U.S. are struggling to get started on their spring planting, farmers in Brazil are wrapping up their 2017/18 soybean ha...

Nematodes cause losses of US$ 3000 per hectare in BrazilApr. 18, 2018

Nematodes can make all cash crops infeasible, generating losses of more than US$3,000 per hectare in Brazil. The intensive use of the soil, ...

Brazilian market expands concentration of large agrochemical companiesApr. 18, 2018

The Brazilian agrochemical market has been increasing its concentration on large international companies, to a point that it would transform...

Argentina: Monsanto will invest 10 million dollars to expand its corn seed plant in RojasApr. 18, 2018

Monsanto will invest about 10 million dollars in Argentina in 2019 to boost its corn business in the country. In the American nursery, they ...

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BRA Agroquímica registered bioinsecticide ARCAR in BrazilApr. 13, 2018

BRA Agroquímica registered in Brazil the ARCAR, a new microbiological insecticide that has conidia of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae as ...

Bayer launched new fungicide Cripton Xpro for peanuts in ArgentinaApr. 12, 2018

Bayer has launched its new fungicide Cripton Xpro (bixafen + prothioconazole + trifloxystrobin) for use on peanuts in Argentina.

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Brazil's presidential candidate promises to accelerate registration of agrochemicalsApr. 4, 2018

Speaking exclusively to AgroPages, Brazilian senator Alvaro Dias has promised that, if elected as the president of Brazil in the elections t...

Agrochemical use increases to 3.8MMT in 2017 in ArgentinaApr. 4, 2018

According to IES Consultants, the consumption of agrochemicals in Argentina was increased to 3.8 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017, compared...

Viewpoint: Agricultural adjuvant should be regulated in BrazilApr. 2, 2018

Adjuvant is an important step towards improving the effectiveness or reducing the cost of phytosanitary treatment in modern agriculture. For...

Brazil could increase irrigated crop acreage 65% in six yearsMar. 30, 2018

During the 8th World Water Forum recently held in Brasilia, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presented the ...

Syngenta launches AgriClime platform to forecast climate variations in BrazilMar. 29, 2018

Syngenta has included in its Integrare package - a combination of the portfolio to create specific solutions for soybean, corn, and sugarcan...

Brazil imports nearly 8,000 tons of imidacloprid in 2017Mar. 29, 2018

In the second half of last year, Brazil imported nearly 5,200 tons of insecticide imidacloprid, according to a survey by the portal Global A...

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Argentina: New molecules can be involved in canker disease development on citrusMar. 28, 2018

The Laboratory of Plant–Microorganism Interactions of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Rosario has made new advancements ...

Timac Agro launches Nemastop to tackle nematodes in BrazilMar. 27, 2018

Besides performing the primary function of nourishing plants, a first-of-its-kind fertilizer, Nemastop, which acts against nematodes was lau...

BASF launches Bomvoro inoculant for soybean seed treatment in BrazilMar. 27, 2018

BASF has launched Bomvoro in Brazil, which promises to be an effective solution for the efficient treatment of soybean seeds.

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Argentina approves new corn, soybean GMO seedsMar. 21, 2018

The Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina has approved the commercialization of two varieties of corn and one soybean variety improved by mod...